AnAge entry for Nerodia taxispilota
Classification (HAGRID: 03375)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia (Taxon entry)
Order: Squamata
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Nerodia
- Species
- Nerodia taxispilota
- Common name
- Brown water snake
- Synonyms
- Natrix taxispilota, Coluber taxispilotus
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 6.1 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 451
- Sample size
- Small
- Data quality
- Questionable
- Observations
Considering the longevity of similar species, maximum longevity in this species could be significantly underestimated.
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- Male sexual maturity
- Adult weight
- 2,153 g
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [1308] Myhrvold et al. (2015), An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles
- [0451] Frank & Kate's Web Page
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 174255
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- Search EOL
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 46262
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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- Internet
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